Where does “*swankijan” come from?

*swankijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

*swankijan (Proto-West Germanic): to cause to swing, to waver

Definitions

  1. to cause to swing, to waver

Ancestry of “*swankijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswankijanąto cause to sway, swing
2Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—

Words derived from “*swankijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swankijaną →